What the Cowboy Wants for Christmas

by Maisey Yates

Previously published in the anthology Santa’s On His Way

This holiday season, warm your heart with the gift of unexpected love . . .

When Meg O’Neill’s longtime boyfriend lets her down, again, on Christmas no less, she braves an Oregon blizzard to get to her best friend Noah’s comforting arms. But this time Noah’s not telling her what she wants to hear . . .

Noah’s always known the right thing to say to soothe Meg’s wounded pride and help her pick up the pieces, again. But now, the rugged cowboy is telling her the truth—from his heart. And his words just might be the gift Meg’s been wishing for all along.

Genres: Romance, Novella, Contemporary, Holiday, Friends To Lovers, Christmas, Westerns

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 26, 2021

About the author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book.

Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.

She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.

Reviews

[H-e-l-e-n-a · Rating 4 out of 5]

Primer libro navideño de la temporada 😊😁

Lectura rápida y ligerita.
Meg sufre por que su novio la engañó con otra. Busca a su amigo de la infancia para contarle sus pesares y apoyo moral.
Noah, siempre ha estado enamorado de ella pero nunca dijo nada porque la veía feliz con el otro, pero ahora... Ha llegado su momento.
Una cosa lleva a la otra y pum... Amor eterno. 🤣
Nada de plots complicados.
Eso sí.. Meg fue muy rápida de convencer... ¿no que mucho sufrimiento por el otro ps? 🤣

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“If I kiss you,” he said, his tone full of warning, “we’re not going back.”
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“I’ve been in front of you the whole time,” he said. “I think you didn’t look.”
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"...I’ve had a lot of years of not being loved back, Meg, so I thought that maybe I could handle it. But you . . . You made me hope."

[Flo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cowboys and Christmas! Perfect combo!

[Jaime Fiction Fangirls · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a quick, sexy holiday romance that I would read over and over!

[Mary Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this novel with its Christmas setting. The plot centers around two people who have been hurt by circumstances in their lives over which they had no control. Now they are adults they must decide whether or not to take a chance on each other. Maisey Yates writes a good book.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely story. Short but very sweet.

[lucie · Rating 2 out of 5]

he wasn't even a cowboy???

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put it down. Such a fantastic story

[cole ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars**

[Diana Duell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story and the characters. Sexual content not for young readers.